The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the team behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, director David Fincher and writer Eric Roth, would be working on the remake.

The US version, produced by Fincher and Media Rights Capital, will move the action from the UK to America.

The adaptation follows a growing recent trend for British shows to transfer to the US, such as The Office and Life on Mars, and comes shortly after political thriller State of Play was given a big-screen treatment.